> Here's a twist on evolution. It may or may not hold up to
> scientific scrutiny...With more ecological niches being filled in
> (arguably) more interesting ways, the need for any given
> species to adapt behaviorally is more pressing. And so
> behaviors and the underlying neurological mechanisms become
> more complex. This is how intelligence evolves.
>> ...well, maybe.
>> any comments?
Yes. Read "Ringworld" and "The Ringworld Engineers", by Larry
Niven. He thinks so too - except his bioplane (=strip of habitat
the length of a planetary orbit) was colonised in every niche
possible by humanoids...you should see some of his adaptations.
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